Testing Return Amplifies Asian Enrollment

When elite colleges reinstate standardized‑test requirements after removing race as an admissions factor, that policy combo can produce outsized increases in Asian‑identified matriculants at specific institutions, as Johns Hopkins reported jumping from ~26% to 45% Asian among freshmen. The effect appears uneven across peers, implying institution‑specific interactions (test policy, international yield, applicant self‑identification) rather than a uniform national trend. — This framing makes clear that court decisions about affirmative action interact with test policies and international admissions in nonobvious ways, creating consequential and politically sensitive campus demographic shifts.